Can a petitioner amend a petition once a respondent answers?

Amended pleadings are fairly common, and the permission or "leave" to allow such amendments is fairly liberally granted. You can object, but...

Quit claim deed

A deed, quitclaim or otherwise, is usually fairly conspicuously titled at the top of the document. No attorney can give valid advice to you...

You and your boyfriend are responsible for paying all damages in that you elected not to have insurance coverage. You might retain an experienced...

Do you have to involve your kids in a divorce?

Issues such as custody, visitation, child support, "parenting", as some states call it, etc., must be included in a final order. However, if...

Roommate moved out leaving me with rent and all penalties due to her it breaking the lease what can i do?

Yes, this is the kind of case handled in small claims court. Make claims for all of the items which the lease required her to pay, but which she...

Can I take a pathologist to small claims court for an incorrect diagnosis which costs my wife a second surgery?

The practice of medicine is an art and not an exact science, even though many scientific principles are obviously included in medicine in the 21st...

No, you can not arrest the tenant for failure to pay rent. This is a civil matter. Even after termination of the lease the tenant is considered a...

How can i get a divorce when i don't know where my wife is

You file the divorce papers, requesting "orders of notice". The court will require publication in a newspaper. After publication, you file a...

Can a debt collector call my job

Once the debt collector is notified by you that you want no contact at your place of employment, any further contact after that notice violates the...

Per trustee I must amend Schedule C from 703 to 704 exemptions for Chapter 7 in Calif

You face a choice between two sets of state exemptions available in California and limited use of some federal exemptions provided for in the U.S....